Stat of the day: With a win, the Bruins will be at 50 victories on the season. That would make Claude Julien the second coach in team history to helm two 50-win seasons after Tom Johnson did it in the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons. The Bruins won 53 games in Julien's second season, 2008-09.

Storylines: It's the Blackhawks' first visit to TD Garden since winning the Stanley Cup here in June. … Chicago won the first meeting this season, 3-2 in a shootout at the United Center on Jan. 19. … The Bruins enter on a 13-game points streak after taking a shootout loss to the Canadiens on Monday. … Chicago is just 7-5-1 since the Olympic break and has slipped to second in the Central Division. … Despite the Bruins' run, David Krejci has points in just three of the last 11 games. … Patrice Bergeron has goals in a career-best four straight games. … Duncan Keith has the most assists in the league among defensemen. … The referees are Kelly Sutherland and Ian Walsh. The linesmen are Kiel Murchison and Brian Murphy.